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Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: ICE INTERFERES WITH AIRCRAFT CONTROLS

Cessna Citation 560XL, Birmingham, Ala., Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: LEARJET BURNS AFTER RUNWAY DEPARTURE

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Springfield, Ill., Jan.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MIDAIR CLAIMS TWO LIVES

Eurocopter EC135, Cessna 172L, Weyers Cave, Va., Dec.
Airports

New FBO Network Established

Aviation fuels supplier Delk's Valley Oil has formed the Paragon Aviation Group of FBOs, which it says will offer members leveraged buying power on service
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PREMIER I CRASHES IN SWITZERLAND

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Bever, Switzerland, Dec.
Airports

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added several new venues to its network of dealers.
Airports

New Airport Opens in Utah

Marking the changing of the guard last month in Utah, one St.
FBOs

Texas Airport Seeks FBO Operator

Midway Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas, has issued a request for proposals for an experienced operator to take over the current airport-operat

NBAA’s take on status of ETS

Although there is a nominal deadline of Jan.

Banyan Receives STC for Broadband 200 Products

Banyan Air Service received the first STC for the SwiftBroadBand 200 class of service in the U.S.
FBOs

New Shenzhen FBO shows bizav is taking root in China

The new Shenzhen Business Aviation Center that opened for business in late December is tangible evidence that at long last China is getting serious
Rotorcraft

Seeking To Boost Aftermarket, Bell Consolidates Service Brands

Bell is looking to capture more of the aftermarket for its helicopters.
Rotorcraft

CHC sells training ops to CAE

Offshore oil and gas helicopter company CHC is selling its training operations to Montreal-based CAE for an undisclosed price.
Aircraft

Tight credit revamps face of aircraft financing

For prospective buyers of business aircraft there’s good news and not so good news.The good news is that there are some great bargains on pre-o

FAA proposes $359,000 Penalty against SkyWest

The FAA has proposed $359,000 in civil penalties against St.
Accidents

FAA finally takes action on fuel inerting

The 14th anniversary of TWA 800 came and went this past July 17.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt and Whitney Signs Deal with Jordan Aviation

Embraer has appointed ExecuJet Aviation Group in Dubai an authorized service center for the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650.
Maintenance and Modifications

Greenwich AeroGroup Forms New sales Organization

As part of Greenwich AeroGroup’s new maintenance, repair and overhaul sales organization aimed at supporting general and business aviation aircraft operato
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Reinforces South East Asia Capability

StandardAero has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 with P&WC PT6A-135A engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dubai MRO Marks Fifth Anniversary

Jet Aviation Dubai recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

People: February 2011

Signature Flight Support announced several executive promotions.
FBOs

Dallas-area FBOs Gear Up for Super Bowl Bizjet Traffic

The Steelers and Packers aren’t the only teams who have spent months preparing for Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on February 6.

Broker: Buyer’s Market for Bizjets ‘Will Not Last’

Jupiter, Fla.-based business jet broker The Private Jet Company (TPJC) believes that the “confluence of factors creating the current buyer’s market” will n
Rotorcraft

Cessna, Bell Helicopter Earnings Up In 4Q/10

Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter emerged from 2010 with healthy fourth-quarter revenues and aircraft delivery increases, according to the fourth-quarter

Gulfstream Gives Lift to General Dynamics’ Profits

General Dynamics, the parent company of Gulfstream and Jet Aviation, yesterday reported revenue of $32.47 billion and pre-tax earnings of $2.63 billion las

Laminar Flow Tested on Falcon 7X for ‘Clean Sky’ Effort

Dassault Aviation recently conducted a “successful” flight test to evaluate laminar wings for large business jets.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Adds MSUs in U.S. and Europe

Cessna Aircraft has added three new maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile service unit (MSU) fleet serving Citations across North Ame
Maintenance and Modifications

India Gets New Maintenance Facility

Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility at Trichy International Airport in Tiruchirapalli
Regulations and Government

ARSA Balks at FAA Committee’s Repair Station Comments

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association is taking the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) to task over comments made during committee di

MGS Cooks Up a New Microwave

Iacobucci subsidiary MGS (Modular Galley Systems) has introduced an executive version of the new microwave oven it originally designed for the Airbus A350.